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Keychron P6 Ultra vs Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Get the Keychron P6 Ultra for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate. Get the Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber for the 8,000 mAh battery.

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Keychron P6 Ultra

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    8,000 mAh

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Silent

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron P6 Ultra
  • Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber
Performance
90
64
Build quality
86
61
Productivity
97
76
Customizability
94
61
Portability
56
66

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron P6 Ultra vs Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

12 of 25 specs differ

Keychron P6 Ultra

Varmilo VA100 Dream of the Red Chamber

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

2,342 g
1,450 g

Dimensions

33 x 444 x 141 mm
41 x 438 x 136 mm

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2026

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $199Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $240Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    Visit
  • VarmiloCN

    In stock
    $189Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$189Visit

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